IntroductionAnalysis of biblical writings has helped us better understand the challenges and mysteries of the Scriptures. As we study Ephesians 1:15-23, research will help us paint a bigger picture of what the writer intends to convey in his message. This passage is a prayer of thanksgiving and intercession in which Paul expresses gratitude to God after hearing the Ephesians' "faith in the Lord Jesus and love for all the saints" (1:15 NRSV). This leads Paul to pray earnestly that the Ephesians would gain an expanded awareness of the extraordinary and unsurpassable power of God manifested on their behalf. Paul writes this as encouragement and support to his readers. Historical, Sociopolitical, and Cultural Context of the Ephesians The ruins of Ephesus are located today on the western coast of the country of Türkiye. Ephesus was a port city for the western coast of Asia during the New Testament period. “The city of Ephesus was rightly called the “mother city” of Asia because of its influence on the politics, commerce, and religious atmosphere of the province. Ephesus was the headquarters of the Roman proconsul and the seat of the “Confederation” of Greeks in Asia. Ephesus had a thriving economy that attracted people to it from rural areas and poorer cities. Ephesus was world-renowned for the temple of Diana (Artemis), for skill in witchcraft and magic, and as a destination for people from all the surrounding countries. Ephesus was multiethnic and religiously pluralistic. Paul reportedly labored for nearly three years (AD 52-55 / AD 54-57) in Ephesus, during which time the word of the Lord spread to “all the inhabitants of Asia” (Acts 19:10). has been widely discussed...... half of the paper......, 2000.Mays, James Luther. HarperCollins Bible Commentary. Rev. ed. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, ©2000.Newsom, Carol A. and Sharon H. Ringe. Women's Biblical Commentary. and. expanded Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1998.Perkins, Pheme. Ephesians. Abingdon New Testament Commentaries. Nashville: Abingdon Press, ©1997.Talbert, Charles H. Ephesians and Colossians. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2007The New Interpreter's Bible: General Articles and Introduction, Commentaries, and Reflections for Every Book of the Bible, Including the Apocryphal Deuterocanonical Books. vol. XI. Nashville: Abingdon Press, ©1994-2004. The New Interpreter's Study Bible: New Standard Version Revised with Apocrypha. Nashville: Abingdon Press, ©2003.Yoder Neufeld, Thomas R. Ephesians. Biblical commentary of the Church of believers. Waterloo, Ontario: Scottdale, Pennsylvania.: ©2002.